Suspender-strap holder.



A. REZNICEK.

SUSPENDEH STRAP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22.1916.

Patented pr. 9,1918.

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f AivfroN EEzNIcEK, oF JERSEY c'IrY, NEW JERSEY.

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To aZZ whom z' may concern: v

Be it known that I, ANTON'REZNICEK, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspender- Strap Holders, of which `the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in suspender strap holders, Vandhas for an object to provide such a device which will form a secure holding means for the suspender strap, which will be unbreakable, incapable of being torn, and easy to open and close. A further object is to provide non-yielding passages through the clasp so that free movement of the connecting strap is permitted. y

With these and other objects in view, my invention ris shownk in the accompanying drawings and `Will be hereinafter more fully f y described with reference thereto, and finally pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Y Figure 1 is a front View of a suspender end l showing myV invention embodied therein,

Fig. 2 is avertical sectional View thereof,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the metal reinforcing member employed, and one of the leather cover pieces,

Fig-..4 is .a from View of a. slightly ymodsV tied form of construction, and

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view thereof.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts ,throughout the several flgures of the drawings. y

Referringto ther drawings, andinore particularly to Figs. Vl to 3 thereof, my improved invention consists in the clasp'which is attached to the suspender strap l0 byv the connecting member Vll, and supports the button engaging strap l2, and'comprlsesa metallic former or inlay and reinforcing member 13, preferably formed of non-yielding metal and covered with leather or other suitable cover pieces 14 and 15, larger than ythe metal piece, and stitched together at 16.

A pair of openings 17 and 18` are provided in one end of the metal piece, and the end 1s inserted in the connecting member ,ll and bent upon itself so that the openings register, one portion 19 of a snap fastener being secured in the said openings. v'..I`he other portion 2O ofthe snap fastener 1s secured through ,extending partially over thel l i lSpecification of Letters Patent. l Patented Apr, 9,1918.V Application' meditatie 22,1916. sgria1No.'--1o5,1o4. A

at the other end of the metallic former an opening 2l therein.

The former is bent in such manner that the two portions of the snap fasteners are in coperative alinement, and the loop thus formed is indented as at 22, so that the lower end conformslto the rounded contour of the strap 12. In this way a passage having rigid walls is provided, and the pull on the suspender will not bind the strap in the clasp, so that free movement is permitted. As there is no torsional strain on the snap fastener, this will retain its holding properties indefinitely, and the rigidity of the clasp prevents the end ofthe strap 12 through the same. There are practically no points of wear, so that there is no danger of the clasp breaking at an inopportune` time. The clasp may be opened and closed as many times as desired, and will always retain its shape.

The claspfmay be made of brass, or any ollier suitable material which is unbreaka e.

j In Figs. 4 and 5 I have illustrated a slightly7 modified form of construction, in which the leather covering pieces 23 and 24 are cementedor glued to the metallic reinforcing member, the cover piece 24 only reinforcing strap, so that the metallic connecting member l1 contacts directly with the metal reinforcinp,` strap, providing a metal against metal connection, in which there is practically no deterioration due to Wearing of Ythe parts. The thickness of the cover piece pulling of the enlarged Y within the spirit and scope thereof, as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

In combination with Va suspender web or strap, a connecting loop therefor through which the suspender web or strap passes, and a suspender end of a suspender cast-off comprising` an elongatedstrap composed of a thin' flexible sheet metal layer having an exterior Vsurface coating of leather, said strap having one end turned back on itself and fastened to the body portion of the A n 

